Understanding different Behavior Styles is crucial for improving communication, reducing workplace tension, and building stronger relationships. By recognizing these Styles, you can better grasp how certain behaviors affect others and how those behaviors might be perceived and responded to.
People’s behavior often follows predictable patterns. Their tone, gestures, choice of words, decision-making, problem-solving approaches, and how they handle conflicts generally align with a consistent pattern or “Style” of behavior. A lot of workplace conflicts and decreased productivity stem from not being aware of these differing behaviors. Effective work environments embrace and manage these differences proactively.
Each style has its own strengths and areas for improvement, and no style is inherently better than another. The focus should be on understanding these differences and finding ways to improve communication and interactions between them.
The Effectiveness Institute’s Behavior Style model breaks down into four distinct categories. The key areas where behavior styles differ include:
- Decision-making approaches.
- How people achieve quality and accuracy.
- Preferred work environments.
- Interaction styles.
With our Behavior Style assessments and tools, you can gain insights into these differences and understand how they impact your interactions with colleagues, supervisors, and clients.
The Effectiveness Institute provides workshops and training tools to help you communicate, manage, lead, influence, and sell effectively to each behavior style and its combinations.
People Skills Programs
- Find YourSelf Assessment
- Behavior Style Self Assessment
- Behavior Style 360 Assessment
- Behavior Style Self and 360 Leader’s Guide
- Behavior Style Team Distribution Chart Leader’s Guide
- Leveraging Team Dynamics
- As I See Myself Profile
- As Others See Me Profile
- As I See Myself-As Others See Me Leader’s Guide
- Talking to Styles Phone App
